uni woes?
November 18, 2008 | 2:28 AM
in the headlines today:
Half of S'poreans who apply to the 3 public unis get at least 1 offer
at least: this was what education minister Ng wrote in reply to a MP's question.
if you think about it, what does it actually mean? it doesn't really give you an answer to anything, i think.
let's break it down and think about it:
1) at least 1 offer = some (if not most) have more than 1 offer, even from all 3 unis
2) and that means that the number of places in the unis is not as much as it
sounds like, yes, half get the places, but rmb some have more than 1 offer
2) also not everyone who applied and got a place, matriculated into the three public unis (eg, people who applied 'just in case' and went overseas on scholarships)
3a) that means these abovementioned people brought up the average of the grades to enter the unis, kicking out a lot of borderline cases
b) 'everyone who qualified gets a place', yah of course LAH. you didn't state what's the qualifying grade WHAT.
4) lastly, the unis KNOW that not everyone they offer a place to will take the spot, so they offer to more students, starting with the top ones
it feels like everyone has a chance, but i don't think its that simple.
velda.
